Luxion KeyShot Pro

Overview

KeyShot is built on a single premise: rendering a product should not require learning a rendering package. Import a CAD model, drag a material onto a part, drag a lighting environment onto the scene, and the real time view is already the final result being progressively refined. There is no render setup, no sampling configuration to guess at, and no waiting to find out whether the settings were right.

Import is direct from the native formats of the major CAD systems as well as the neutral ones, retaining the part structure so materials assign per component rather than per mesh. Geometry updates in place when the source model changes, which means an engineering revision does not cost the entire look development effort that was applied on top of it.

The material library is extensive and physically based, covering metals, plastics, glass, liquids, fabrics, painted finishes, rubbers and gems, with a node based material graph underneath for anyone who needs to build something specific. Labels apply artwork to a surface with projection control, and textures map without manual unwrapping in the common cases.

Lighting is environment driven, using high dynamic range images that can be edited directly in the scene by adding, moving and shaping light pins on the environment sphere, which is a far faster way to light a product than placing individual sources. The Pro tier adds animation, the KeyShotXR interactive turntable output, scripting, and the full library, so still images, camera moves and interactive web deliverables all come from the same scene.

Key Features

• Real time progressive rendering where the working view is the final result
• Direct import from the native formats of the major CAD systems with part structure retained
• Geometry update in place when the source model is revised, preserving assigned materials
• Extensive physically based material library with a node graph for custom work
• Label and texture application with projection control and no manual unwrapping
• Environment based lighting with editable light pins placed directly on the sphere
• Camera control with focal length, depth of field, tilt shift and physical exposure
• Animation of parts, cameras and materials with turntable and exploded view helpers
• Interactive turntable output for embedding a rotatable product view
• Scripting for batch rendering across configurations and colourways

What Changed in This Build

• Faster GPU rendering path with better scaling across multiple cards
• New materials added across finishes, fabrics and liquids
• Improved denoising at low sample counts for quicker approval renders
• Import updated for the current releases of the major CAD formats

System Requirements

Processor	Intel or AMD 64-bit, high core count strongly beneficial
Memory	16 GB minimum, 32 GB for large assemblies
Graphics	GPU with 8 GB VRAM for the accelerated rendering path
Storage	20 GB free with the full library installed
Display	1920 x 1080 or higher, colour calibrated preferred

Release Details

Full title	Luxion KeyShot Pro
Version string	2024.3 13.2.1.1
Publisher	Luxion
Category	CAD and 3D
Licence	Pro edition with the full material and environment library
Platform	Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
Interface language	Multilingual, 9 interface languages
Archive size	3.86 GB
Mirrors	4 active, all reporting online
Listed	refreshed 3 weeks ago, checked again 40 minutes ago

Installation Notes

• Import with part structure retained rather than as a single merged mesh, otherwise materials cannot be assigned per component.
• Use the geometry update path when the model is revised. Reimporting from scratch discards every material assignment.
• Render approval images with denoising at low sample counts and save the long sample passes for final output.

Before You Start

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